Maria Keffler is a co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, which serves and supports churches, schools, organizations, families, and individuals who seek facts and guidance on responding to gender ideology and activism. Ms. Keffler is also a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, a watchdog group in Arlington, VA, which works to safeguard parents’ rights and children’s safety in public education. An author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology, Ms. Keffler has fought to protect children from unethical activism and dangerous policies around sexuality and transgender ideology since 2018. Maria and her husband live in Arlington, VA, and are the parents of three young adult and teenage children.